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RSS - Reopen tabs automatically

With the new IBM i ACS 1.1.9.6 a possibility was introduced to open multiple tabs at once via projects however this was not the idea behind my previous idea https://ibm-power-systems.ideas.ibm.com/ideas/IBMI-I-3540 I'm therefore so free to request...
3 months ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 1 Not under consideration

Allow drag and drop for IFS interface in iACS

Allow drag and drop of files in the Integrated File System (IFS) interface within iACS. This would be similar to what is available with the Navigator for i functionality within IBM i Access for Windows. Use Case: Users utilize Navigator for i to d...
about 6 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 5 Not under consideration

Make ACS RUNSQL SCRIPTS Open Source/Mbr Respect SRCFILE RCDLEN

In IBM ACS RUNSQL Scripts, if you open a host Source File member, if that source member exceeds 80 bytes, then ACS "wrecks" the source code--potentially making it usable. This request is to have ACS retrieve the source file's record length, and be...
over 2 years ago in IBM i / IBM i Access Family 3 Future consideration

Add ssh key authentication type for HMC connection

Please add possibility to use ssh keys for PowerVC HMC connectivity, in a similar as there is possiblity to use ssh key auth type for Storage connections.
7 months ago in PowerVC 1 Future consideration

Basic subfile/maintenance generator for a given table_schema, and table_name

We have UPDDTA to edit individual records of a file. We have RUNQRY for displaying all file records. It would save a lot of development time when we can have a default built-in subfile handler for any given table. => Shift F8, F9 to move subfil...
3 months ago in IBM i / Application Development 0 Submitted

Download I/O Firmware to HMC

It would be nice to have the option to download a copy of the I/O Firmware to the HMC like how you can with a VIOS image. That way you don't have to use the IBM Service Web Site or an FTP server. It would make it faster to update I/O Cards if you ...
about 1 year ago in Hardware Management Console 0 Planned for future release

LPEX Bracket matching

When editing sources which have expressions that contain multiple brackets it is often difficult to see which open and closing brackets match. Most other editors highlight the pair of matching brackets while navigating in the source, please provid...
over 3 years ago in IBM i / RDi (Rational Developer for i) 4 Not under consideration

Notify when DCM certificate is near to expire

The improved DCM tool, like its predecessor, does not have notification functionality a few days before certificates expire. It would be very helpful if you can notify us via email or at least in QSYSOPR and set how many days in advance we want yo...
over 4 years ago in IBM i / Security 8 Not under consideration

HMC - Turn OFF/ON attention led is not working for user with role other then hmcsuperadmin

System: Hardware Management Console Actor: Server Administrator Description: Administrator use HMC to managed Server and perform task on VIOS system from HMC console.HMC allow to change attention led status (turn on / off) also HMC allow to execut...
about 3 years ago in Hardware Management Console 1 Planned for future release

Add LIC Resave Level to PRUV to Ensure It's at the Correct Level for Upgrade

We would like the PRUV tool to check the resave level on the I_Base image in an image catalog to make sure it's compatible with the hardware you are upgrading the OS on.
7 months ago in IBM i / Install and Upgrade and Licensing 1 Submitted

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